D0170: Australian Gallup Poll, December 8, 1956
POLLING ORGANISATION Roy Morgan Research Centre SURVEY METHOD Each weekend, 110 trained interviewers were sent to different but randomly- selected "cluster points" spread in proportion to population over cities and country areas throughout Australia excluding the ACT and the Northern Territory. Interviewers were instructed to commence interviewing at the dwelling adjacent to, and at the right of, the random start and to interview one individual there and, moving in a clockwise fashion around the block, in each adjacent dwelling until a cluster of 10 individuals was interviewed. Interviews were conducted during daylight hours, on Saturdays and Sundays when most people were at home. Each weekend, an Australia-wide cross-section of about 2,200 different adults aged 21 years and over from 110 districts were therefore interviewed. This poll is based on 1,948 interviews conducted in December 1956. BACKGROUND VARIABLES age / sex / economic classification / occupation / location / vote at last Federal election / voting intention / car ownership / telephone subscriber / political complexion / sex of interviewer / WEIGHTING The responses are unweighted. A weighting variable (WEIGHT) is included in the data file to indicate the interviewer workloads selected for duplication. THEMES - NAMES AND RESPONSES 1a. The first question is about the school leaving age. Until what age should it be COMPULSORY for children to go to school? Category label Code Count Percent 10 YEARS 0 4 .2 12 YEARS 2 1 .1 13 YEARS 3 1 .1 14 YEARS 4 288 14.8 15 YEARS 5 633 32.5 16 YEARS 6 851 43.7 17 YEARS 7 69 3.5 18 YEARS 8 41 2.1 19 YEARS 9 1 .1 NO IDEA 12 59 3.0 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 1b. And about University education. In your opinion, should Universities be free for scholarship winners only, or free for everyone who passes the entrance exam? Category label Code Count Percent UNDECIDED 0 154 7.9 EVERYONE 11 1507 77.4 SCHOLARSHIP 12 287 14.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 2. The next question is about atom bomb tests in Central Australia. Are you for, or against, testing atom bombs in Central Australia? Category label Code Count Percent FOR 1 760 39.0 AGAINST 2 917 47.1 UNDECIDED 3 253 13.0 MISSING 4 18 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 3. BASIC WAGE: Do you think the basic wage should be - adjusted automatically every three months, according to the cost of living - or only once a year by the Arbitration Court? (Please alter five forms to read '.. adjusted only once a year, by Arbitration Court, or automatically every 3 months according to the cost of living?') Category label Code Count Percent AUTOMATIC 4 970 49.8 COURT 5 776 39.8 NO OPINION 6 187 9.6 MISSING 7 15 .8 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 4. And now a question about Australia' population which has increased by 2 millions to 9.5 millions in the last 10 years. What population do you think we should aim to have in Australia in 30 years - that is by 1987? Category label Code Count Percent 3 2 .1 6 3 .2 9 7 .4 10 28 1.4 11 9 .5 12 53 2.7 13 18 .9 14 33 1.7 15 191 9.8 16 62 3.2 17 16 .8 18 50 2.6 19 56 2.9 20 362 18.6 21 1 .1 22 1 .1 23 1 .1 24 1 .1 25 103 5.3 27 10 .5 28 11 .6 29 1 .1 30 149 7.6 35 14 .7 36 1 .1 39 1 .1 40 47 2.4 45 3 .2 50 59 3.0 60 6 .3 70 1 .1 80 1 .1 86 1 .1 90 2 .1 NO IDEA 98 594 30.5 MISSING 99 50 2.6 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 5a. ELECTION PROSPECTS: If a Federal election were being held today, which party do you think you would probably vote for? (If 'Labor' ask: Dr Evatt and the ALP or the other group?) Category label Code Count Percent LIBERAL,CP 4 876 45.0 ALP 5 750 38.5 ANTI-COMM ALP 6 84 4.3 COMMUNIST 7 1 .1 INDEPENDENT 8 14 .7 UNDECIDED 9 205 10.5 MISSING 10 18 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 6. For the next question here's a list of political proposals (Hand Card). As I read the list please say whether you would like the party you vote for to SUPPORT or OPPOSE that proposal. For instance, would you like your party to (nationalise more industries)? Category label Code Count Percent RENT NO P1Q61 534 28.4 DEFENCE YES P1Q62 1288 68.5 DEFENCE NO P1Q63 652 34.7 PROFILE YES P1Q64 1164 61.9 PROFILE NO P1Q65 703 37.4 ATOM YES P1Q66 1114 59.2 ATOM NO P1Q67 1088 57.8 PRICE YES P1Q68 708 37.6 PRICE NO P1Q69 1285 68.3 RENT YES P1Q610 525 27.9 INDUSTRY NO P1Q611 1243 66.1 INDUSTRY YES P1Q612 596 31.7 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 7. On the back of the card are some things people often buy on terms. Are you or your family now buying any of them on instalments? IF YES, Which of them? Category label Code Count Percent CAR NO P1Q71 445 24.2 WASH YES P1Q72 1256 68.4 WASH NO P1Q73 170 9.3 VACUUM YES P1Q74 1442 78.5 VACUUM NO P1Q75 94 5.1 SEW YES P1Q76 1498 81.5 SEW NO P1Q77 34 1.9 CAR YES P1Q78 1537 83.7 HOME NO P1Q79 40 2.2 HOME YES P1Q710 1538 83.7 TV NO P1Q711 50 2.7 FRIDGE YES P1Q712 1516 82.5 FRIDGE NO P1Q713 17 .9 FURN YES P1Q714 1502 81.8 FURN NO P1Q715 213 11.6 CARPET YES P1Q716 1399 76.2 CARPET NO P1Q717 77 4.2 TV YES P1Q718 1505 81.9 RADIO NO P1Q719 28 1.5 RADIO YES P1Q720 1534 83.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 8a. The next question is to see if Australians are now saving more - or - less than last year. In the year now ending, have you (and your husband) been able to save any money apart from such things as life assurance and paying off your home? Category label Code Count Percent NO 11 1028 52.8 YES 12 907 46.6 MISSING 13 13 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 8b. IF "YES": Have you saved more than last year, or less? Category label Code Count Percent MORE 0 410 21.0 LESS 1 208 10.7 SAME 2 266 13.7 NOT ASKED 3 1041 53.4 MISSING 4 23 1.2 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 9a. EISENHOWER & EDEN: Looking back over the last few months do you think President Eisenhower has, or has not, done a good job as a world leader? Category label Code Count Percent YES, HAS 7 1190 61.1 NO 8 460 23.6 NO OPINION 9 298 15.3 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 9c. And Sir Anthony Eden - do you think he has, or has not, done a good job as a world leader? Category label Code Count Percent NO OPINION 0 330 16.9 NO 11 497 25.5 YES, HAS 12 1121 57.5 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 10a. SUEZ: In your opinion, was the action taken by Britain and France at Suez justified, or not? Category label Code Count Percent JUSTIFIED 1 1209 62.1 NO 2 462 23.7 NO OPINION 3 270 13.9 MISSING 4 7 .4 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 10b. And the United Nations force in Egypt, do you approve, or disapprove sending it? Category label Code Count Percent APPROVE 4 1500 77.0 DISAPPROVE 5 213 10.9 NO OPINION 6 217 11.1 MISSING 7 18 .9 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0 10c. Do you think a major war will start from events in Egypt? Category label Code Count Percent YES 7 355 18.2 NO 8 1147 58.9 UNDECIDED 9 433 22.2 MISSING 10 13 .7 ------- ----- Total responses 1948 100.0
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